delocutive

adjective

de·​loc·​u·​tive dē-ˈlä-kyə-tiv 

-kyü-

linguistics, of a verb

: deriving from a word or phrase used in address or response and denoting the action of uttering that word or phrase (such as Latin salūtāre "to wish well, greet" derived from salūs "well-being, health," said as a greeting; or Old English wilcumian "to greet with the salutation wilcuma")

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French délocutif, from dé- de- + locution locution + -if -ive

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above